Monday, April 13, 2015

PART TWO: Celebrating Easter Sunday 2015 with feast and friends

This is PART TWO of a two part blog post.  See here for PART ONE.



Last week, I shared our Easter home and early Sunday morning holiday celebration.  In the afternoon, we had company over for a celebratory feast.  It's a holiday!

Party appetizers...


Carrots of course


I even found bitty bunny crackers!
Homemade salted caramel cookies,
pastel marshmallows
veggies
and cheese.






Spring veggies!
Chilled mint pea soup from one of my favorite cookbooks, 
Keepers!


Fresh-made citrus punch...


Chris was in charge of hiding 55 real eggs and 40 plastic ones 
(including some special money-filled eggs!)



Hey babe, 
Would you hold this pretty basket for a **quick** picture before you hide these?
pretty please and thank you
love you




Ready,
set,
GO!







We love these two!





Battling it out...



Wait a second, we're supposed to be on a mad egg hunt 
but Kathy found some sunshine instead.



Marc looks happy about this hunt.



After our hunt, we finished up dinner prepping.





Our Easter Menu:

Roasted Turkey
Candied Carrots
Garlic Roasted Asparagus
Cucumber, Avocado, and Dill Spinach Salad
Homemade Rolls
Grape Salad
Fresh Citrus Punch

Chilled Mint Pea Soup
Assorted Cheese and Veggie Tray

Assorted Homemade Cheesecakes
Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies




Three layers of goodness 




Dish up!




My favorites



To see more of our Easter table, check here!




We so enjoyed spending our moments with these amazing friends!  Thanks to each of you for the special part you play in our lives.


Spring's new promises give us so much to appreciate. 
Easter is a celebration of LIFE.
New
Fresh
Tender
Color
Beauty
Grace
Goodness
Growth
Victory

HAPPIEST EASTER SUNDAY TO ALL!



This is PART TWO of a two part blog post.  See here for PART ONE.




Moore Easter:

Easter at Palisade Winery

Family Easter in Colorado outdoors

Kid's EGG-ercise workout

Pushing the doors wide open to springtime celebrating

Flying Kites on Easter Sunday

Pink Tulip Easter Table

Feather Nest Easter Table


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Thursday, April 9, 2015

PART ONE: EASTER morning, EASTER home decor, and EASTER spring table setting


Oh Easter...



 Spring's season replaces the heavy winter blanket with light and airy mists of color. Our earth sings with new scents and fresh growth.

Our home had its window's wide open to the newness of spring.








Before Easter, I worked on a SheReadsTruth Bible study throughout the lenten season.



As someone who has never practiced lent, I am fasciated by this ritual of withholding and restricting until Easter Sunday when we embrace and indulge in all of God's goodness.






Message board reminders...


Our family doing that holiday thing on a Friday night.





Almost Easter!


In our house, the boys leave empty Easter baskets on the front porch on the night before Easter.  The bunny fills them up early in the morning, eats a carrot or two, knocks loudly on the door and hops off.  When the boys hear the knock, they run to the front door to grab their filled baskets.





Some basket treasures:




all over the house for a giant hunt in the morning.


Our house is literally dotted with color on Sunday morning.


The boys LOVE the jelly bean hunt! 
 After collecting handfuls and handfuls, 
they decided to launch jelly beans while I cooked dinner.


He's the cutest teenager.


     
 

Our yard is decorated with giant eggs for the holiday! 






We had company coming over later in the day for an Easter feast 
so I set our table fresh and pretty for the celebration. 



The potted tulips were given as gifts after dinner was over.
You know I always like to combine gifts and decor in one pretty package! ;)








Ready for Sunday dinner!




This is a two part blog post.  
Check back soon for our big egg hunt,
 fun with friends, and Easter feast!



May the windows of your home let in all the light and beauty 
of spring's new promises.





Moore Easter home and decor:

Pastel Affection

Pushing the doors wide open to springtime celebrating

A tisket a tasket Easter home decor

Flying Kites on Easter Sunday

Pink Tulip Easter Table

Feather Nest Easter Table






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